Am I right when I
say that the planners want to turn parishes into centers for the delivery of
social services? When I say they want to promote “lay ministry” over
Catholic schools? Well here’s what the planners have sent out on Twitter since
February 1.
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22%
of all Philly Catholic parishes provide nursing and health ministry at the
parish serving over 11,000 people last year.
23
Philly Catholic parishes provided literacy programs serving 1,254 people last
year.
Parishes
employ 146 Directors of the Rite for Christian Initiation of Adults who are
volunteers; 47 are employed either full or part time.
92%
of Philly sponsor Stations of the Cross during Lent. It is the most popular
form of religious devotion in Philly. bit.ly/hTalDh
The
Archdiocese consists of Episcopal Regions, Deaneries, Pastoral Planning Areas
and Parishes. (see map) archphila.org/pastplan/MAPS/…
10,957
infants, 1,768 children age 1-7 and 621 children age 7-17 were baptized in
Philly Catholic parishes last year. bit.ly/pxRusb
50%
of Philly Catholic parishes provide extended care (CARES) programs that serve
5,858 children
There
are 142 full time and 91 part time directors coordinators or administrators of
Religious education in Philly parishes
Senior
High school age parish religious education enrollment up15% in 5 years. archphila.org/pastplan/Rtp1/…
82%
of Philly parishes have Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. This is 3rd most
popular devotion in Philly. bit.ly/dpMto
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Ten tweets.
Six on social services and lay ministry (CARES (?), literacy, health
ministry, PREP, DRE, RCIA), one on the planners’ obsession (maps and extra
layers of organization), three on Catholic stuff (benediction, baptisms,
stations) and none on Catholic schools.
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